The defending champs have won the He Pouwhenua He Puapua 2018 and will hold the title for another two years.
Over the last few days, Palmerston North has hosted thousands of people at the He Pouwhenua He Puapua Secondary Schools Kapa Haka Competition.
Forty-one teams took to the stage to vie for their chance to claim the title. Today nine of the forty-one teams had a second and final chance to wow the judges in the hope of claiming the number one spot.
Those groups were Raukura, Te Maureea Whiritoi, Hoāni Waititi Marae, Te Piringa, Ngā Taiātea Wharekura, Ngā Tapuwae, Te Rāwhitiroa, Rakaumangamanga and Ngā Puna o Waiōrea.
All nine teams fought to the bitter end and at the end of the day, all teams are winners at the end of the day.
See below for the full results:
Overall winners:
1. Raukura
2. Ngā Taiatea Wharekura
3. Ngā Puna o Waiorea
Overall Results
Kākāhu
1. Te Kapa Hakuwai o Horouta Wānanga
2. Te Maurea Whiritoi
3. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga
Kaitātaki Wahine
1. Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi Marae
2. Te Puku o te ika a Maui
3. Te Maurea Whiritoi
Kaitātaki Tāne
1. Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi Marae
2. Raukura
3. Kura ki Uta
Waiata Tira
1. Te Puku o te ika a Maui
2. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga
3. Raukura
Whakaeke
1. Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi Marae
2. Ngā Puna o Waiorea
3. Te Maurea Whiritoi
Mōteatea
1. Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga
2. Te Kapa Hakuwai o Horouta Wananga
3. Ngā Puna o Waiorea
Waiata-a-Ringa
1. Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga
2. Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi Marae
3. Te Puku o te ika a Maui
Mau rākau
1. Kings College
2. Te Aute College
Poi
1. Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga
2. Ngā Puna o Waiorea
3. Raukura
Haka
1. Ngā Taiatea Wharekura
2. Ngā Puna o Waiorea
3. Raukura
Whakawātea
1. Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga
2. Ngā Puna o Waiorea
3. Te Maurea Whiritoi
Te mita o te reo
1. Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga
2. Te Kapa Hakuwai o Horouta Wananga
3. Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi Marae
POOL A: RANGATAHI
Kākāhu
1. Te Piringa
2. equal Te Wharekura o Mauao, Kura ki Uta, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Porirua
Kaitātaki Wahine
1. Te Piringa
2. Raukura
3. Te Kura Māori o Porirua
Kaitātaki Tāne
1. equal Kura ki Uta, Raukura
3. Te Kura Māori o Porirua
Waiata Tira
1. Raukura
2. Te Ngākau o te Awa
3. Te Wharekura o Mauao
Whakaeke
1. Raukura, Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae
3. Te Piringa
Mōteatea
1. Raukura
2. Kura ki uta, Te Piringa, Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae
Waiata-a-Ringa
1. Raukura
2. Te Ngākau o te Awa, Te Piringa
Poi
1. Raukura, Te Piringa
3. Te Wharekura o Mauao
Haka
1. Raukura
2. Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae, Te Wharekura o Mauao
Whakawātea
1. Raukura
2. Kura ki Uta
3. Te Ngākau o te Awa, Te Piringa
Te mita o te reo
1. Raukura
2. Te Kura o Ngā Tapuwae
3. Kura ki Uta
Overall
1. Raukura
2. Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae
3. Te Piringa
POOL B: TAIOHI
Kākāhu
1. Ngā Puna o Waiorea
2. Kings Colleges
3. Tauranga boys and girls, TKKM o Te Rawhitiroa, Ngā Taiatea Wharekura
Kaitātaki Wahine
1. Ngā Taiatea Wharekua
2. Ngā Puna o Waiorea
3. Te Wharekura o Te Rangiāniwaniwa
Kaitātaki Tāne
1. Ngā Puna o Waiōrea, Ngā Taiatea Wharekura
3. Kings College
Waiata Tira
1. Ngā Puna o Waiōrea
2. Te Wharekura o Ruatoki, Te Tira Whakau
Whakaeke
1. Ngā Puna o Waiōrea
2. Ngā Taiatea Wharekura
3. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rāwhitiroa
Mōteatea
1. Ngā Puna o Waiorea
2. Ngā Taiatea Wharekura
3. Te Wharekura o Ruatoki
Waiata-a-Ringa
1. Ngā Puna o Waiorea
2. Ngā Taiatea Wharekura
3. Te Tauranga o ngā Waka
Mau rākau
1, Kings College
2. Te Aute
Poi
1. Ngā Puna o Waiorea
2.Ngā Taiatea Wharekura
3. Te Tauranga o ngā Waka
Haka
1. Ngā Puna o Waiorea, Ngā Taiatea Wharekura
3. Te Wharekura o Ruatoki
Whakawātea
1. Ngā Puna o Waiorea
2. Te Wharekura o Te Rangiāniwaniwa, TKKM o Te Rawhitiroa
Te mita o te reo
1. Ngā Taiatea Wharekura
2. Ngā Puna o Waiorea
3. Te Wharekura o Ruatoki, TKKM o Te Rawhitiroa
Overall
1. Ngā Puna o Waiorea
2.Ngā Taiatea Wharekura
3. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rawhitiroa
POOL C: TAINAHI
Kākāhu
1. Te Kaokaoroa o Patetere, Te Maurea Whiritoi, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Horouta Wānanga
Kaitātaki Wahine
1. Hoani Waititi, Te Maurea Whiritoi, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Te Roopu Manaaki, Te Puku o te ika a Māui
Kaitātaki Tāne
1. Hoani Waititi
2. Te Wharekura o Ngāti Rongomai, Te Kapunga
Waiata Tira
1. Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Te Puku o te Ika a Maui
3. Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga
Whakaeke
1. Hoani Waititi, Te Maurea Whiritoi
3. Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga
Mōteatea
1. Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga, Horouta Wānanga
3. Hoani Waititi, Te Maurea Whiritoi, Te Puku o te ika a Maui
Waiata-a-Ringa
1. Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga, Hoani Waititi, Te Puku o te ika a Maui
Poi
1. Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga
2. Te Roopu Manaaki
3. Hoani Waititi, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga
Haka
1. Hoani Waititi
2. Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga, Turanga Wahine Turanga Tane
Whakawātea
1. Te Maurea Whiritoi, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga
Te mita o te reo
1. Hoani Waititi, Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga, Horouta Wananga, Te Puku o te ika a Maui
Overall
1. Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga
2. Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi Marae
3. Te Maurea Whiritoi